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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.57,0:00:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the Air Jordan 3 Black Cement.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.36,0:00:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This might be the most\Nimportant sneaker in history.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.32,0:00:13.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First released in 1988,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.14,0:00:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is the shoe that started\NNike marketing as we know it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.27,0:00:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the shoe that propelled\Nthe entire Air Jordan lineage,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.92,0:00:22.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and perhaps saved Nike.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.24,0:00:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Air Jordan 3 Black Cement did for\Nsneakers what the iPhone did for phones.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.28,0:00:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been rereleased four times.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.62,0:00:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every celebrity's been seen wearing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.10,0:00:35.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a site about what to wear\Nwith the Black Cement,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.75,0:00:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's been right under\Nyour nose for decades
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.38,0:00:40.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you never looked down.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.88,0:00:42.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And right about now,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.67,0:00:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most of you are probably\Nthinking, sneakers?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.09,0:00:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[WTF? SNEAKERS?]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.36,0:00:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.52,0:00:49.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.53,0:00:51.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, sneakers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.11,0:00:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some extraordinary things\Nabout sneakers,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.71,0:00:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and data,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.32,0:00:58.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Nike,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.82,0:01:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how they're all related, possibly,\Nto the future of all online commerce.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.47,0:01:07.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2011, the last time\Nthe Jordan 3 Black Cement was released,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.87,0:01:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a retail of $160 dollars,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.10,0:01:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it sold out globally in minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.65,0:01:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's because people\Nwere camped outside of sneaker stores
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.31,0:01:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for days before it went on sale.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.70,0:01:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just minutes after that,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.17,0:01:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thousands of those pairs were on eBay\Nfor two and three times retail.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.09,0:01:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, there's over 1,000 pairs on eBay\Nright now, four years later.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.57,0:01:29.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But here's the thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.95,0:01:33.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this happens every single Saturday.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.86,0:01:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every week there's another\Nrelease --or two or three,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.34,0:01:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and every shoe has a story
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.71,0:01:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as rich and compelling\Nas the Jordan 3 Black Cement.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.17,0:01:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Nike building\Nthe marketplace for Sneakerheads,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.38,0:01:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who collect sneakers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.35,0:01:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.62,0:01:53.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.57,0:01:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's an "I love Dad" tee shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.54,0:01:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the brands, Sneakerheads are\Na very important demographic.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.74,0:02:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the tastemakers,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.38,0:02:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are the Apple fanboys --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.68,0:02:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because who else is going to buy a pair of\N8,000 dollar Back to the Future sneakers?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.90,0:02:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.76,0:02:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, 8,000 dollars.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.66,0:02:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while that's obviously the anomaly,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.04,0:02:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the resell sneaker market\Nis definitely not.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,30 years in the making,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what started as an underground culture
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a few people who like sneakers\Njust a bit too much,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laugther)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we have sneaker addictions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a market where in the past 12 months,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there have been over\Nnine million pairs of shoes
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the United States alone,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a value of 1.2 billion dollars,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's the conservative estimate --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I should know, I am sneakerhead,\Nthis is my collection.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the pantheon on great collections,\Nmine doesn't even register.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have about 250 pairs,\Nbut trust me, I am small-time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People have thousands.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a very typical\N37-year-old sneakerhead.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up playing basketball\Nwhen Michael Jordan played,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always wanted Air Jordans,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mother would never buy me Air Jordans,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as soon as I got some money\NI bought Air Jordans --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,literally we all have\Nthe exact same story.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But here's where mine diverged.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After starting three companies,\NI took a job as a strategy consultant.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I very quickly realized is that\NI didn't know the first thing about data.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I learned -- because I had to,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I liked it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I thought, I wonder if I could\Nget a hold of some sneaker data,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to play with for my own amusement.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The goal was to develop a price guide,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a real data-driven view of the market.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And four years later,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're analyzing over\N25 million transactions,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,providing real-time analytics\Non thousands of sneakers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, sneakerheads check prices\Nwhile camping out for releases.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Others have used the data\Nto validate insurance claims.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the top investment banks in the world
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now use resell data to analyze\Nthe retail footwear industry.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's the best part.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sneakerheads have sneaker portfolios.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sneakerheads can track\Nthe value of their collection over time,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compare it to others,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have access to the same\Nanalytics you might
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for your online brokerage account.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So sneakerhead Dan builds his collection,\Nand identifies which 352 are his,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he can see it's worth $103,000 --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,frankly, a modest collection.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the asset level,\Nhe can see Gain/Loss by shoe,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here he's made of $600 on one pair.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have one of those.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So an unregulated\N1.2 billion dollar industry
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that thrives as much on the street\Nas it does online,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it spawned fundamental\Nfinancial services for sneakers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At some point, I asked myself\Nwhat's really going on in the market,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and two comparisons\Nstarted to emerge.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are sneakers more like stocks or drugs?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, one guy emailed to say\Nhis 15-year-old son was selling drugs,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and later found out\Nhe was selling sneakers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now they use the data\Nto do it together.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's because sneakers
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are an investment opportunity\Nwhere none other exist.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I don't just mean the kids that\Nare selling sneakers instead of drugs.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about all kids?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to be 18\Nto play the stock market.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sold chewing gum in sixth grade,\Nblow pops in ninth grade,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and collected baseball cards\Nthrough high school.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cards are long dead,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the candy market's\Nusually quite local.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a lot of people, sneakers are a legal\Nand accessible investment opportunity,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a democratized stock market.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But also, unregulated,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is why the story\Nyou're probably most familiar with
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is people killing each other for sneakers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while that definitely happens\Nand it's tragic,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not nearly the epidemic some media\Nwould have you believe.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact it's a very small piece\Nof a much bigger and better story.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So sneakers have similarities
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to both the stock exchange and\Nthe illegal drug trade,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but perhaps the most fundamental\Nis the existence of a central actor.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someone is making the rules.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the case of sneakers\Nthat someone is Nike.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me walk you through some numbers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The resell market we know is 1.2 billion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nike, including Jordan brand,\N
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accounts for 96 percent of all shoes\Nsold on the secondary market.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just complete domination.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sneakerheads love Jordans.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And profit on the secondary market\Nis about one third.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means that sneakerheads
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made 380,000,000 dollars \Nselling Nikes last year.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's jump to retail for a second.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Skechers, earlier this year, became the\Nnumber two footwear brand in the country,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surpassing Adidas --\Nthis was a big deal.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,12 months ending June,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Skechers net income\Nwas 209,000,000 dollars.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means that Nike's customers
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make almost twice as much profit\Nas their closest competitor.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That ...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How's that even possible?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sneaker market\Nis just supply and demand,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but Nike's gotten very good\Nat using supply -- limited sneakers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the distribution of those sneakers\Nto their own benefit.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's really just supply.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sneakerheads joke that as long\Nas it's limited and Nike, they'll buy it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shoes that sell for 8,000 dollars do so\Nbecause they're very rare.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's no different than any other\Ncollectible market,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only this isn't a market at all.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a false construct created by Nike --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ingeniously created by Nike, in the most\Npositive sense, to sell more shoes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the process it provided tens\Nof thousands of people
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it provided tens of thousands of people\Nwith life-long passions, myself included.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If Nike wanted to kill the resell market,\Nthey could do it tomorrow,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all they have to do is release more shoes,\Nbut we certainly don't want them to,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nor is it in their best interest.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's because unlike Apple, who will sell\Nan iPhone to anyone who wants one,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nike doesn't make their money\Nby just selling 200 dollar sneakers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They sell millions of shoes to millions\Nof people for 60 dollars.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sneakerheads are the ones\Nwho drive the marketing,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the hype, and the PR\Nand the grand cachet,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and enable Nike to sell millions\Nof 60 dollar sneakers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's marketing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's marketing in the likes to which\Nhas never been seen before,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this isn't in any text book.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For 15 years Nike had propped up\Nan artificial commodities market,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a Facebook-level hyped IPO\Nevery single weekend.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drive by any Footlocker at 8am\Non a Saturday morning,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there will be a line down the street\Nand around the block,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes those kids\Nhave been waiting there all week.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know those crazy iPhone lines\Nyou see on the news every other year?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nike lines happen 104 times more often.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Nike sets the rules.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they do so by controlling\Nsupply and distribution.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But once a pair leaves the retail channel,\Nit's the wild west.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are very few, if any,\Nlegal unregulated markets of this size.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Nike is definitely\Nnot the stock exchange,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in fact, there is not central exchange.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By last count, there were 48 different\Nonline markets that I know of,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some are eBay clones, some\Nare mobile markets,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you have consignment shops\Nand brick-and-mortar stores,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sneaker conventions,\Nand reseller sites,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Facebook, and Instagram, and Twitter,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,literally anywhere sneakerheads\Ncome into contact with each other,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shoes will be bought and sold.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that means no efficiencies,\Nno transparency,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes not even authenticity.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you imagine if that's\Nhow stocks were bought?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if the way to buy a share\Nof Apple stock
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to search over 100 places\Nonline and off,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including every time\Nyou walk down the street
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just hoping to pass someone\Njust wearing some Apple stock?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never knowing who had the best price,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even if the stock\Nyou were looking at was real.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would surely make you say,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[WTF?]
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course that's not how we buy stock.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what if that's not how\Nwe need to buy sneakers either?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if the inverse is true,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what if we could buy sneakers\Nexactly the same way as we buy stock?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what if it wasn't just sneakers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was any similar product like watches\Nand handbags and womens' shoes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and any collectible, any seasonal item,\Nand any markdown item?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if there was\Na stock market for commerce?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A stock market of things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not only could you buy in much more\Neducated and efficient manner,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you could engage in all\N
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sophisticated financial transactions\Nyou can with the stock market.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shorts, and options, and futures,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and well, maybe you see\Nwhere this is going.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you want to invest\Nin a stock market of things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if you had invested in pair\Nof Air Jordan 3 Black Cement in 2011,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you could either be wearing them onstage,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or have earned 162 percent on your money.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Double the S&P and 20 percent\Nmore than Apple.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's why\Nwe're talking about sneakers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)